Nose-band for horses.



PATENTED OCT; 27519203.

M. PURGELL. NOSE BAND FOR HORSES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1993.

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Patented October 2'7, 1 963.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES MALCOLM PUROELL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY PFEFFLE, OF ST.

LOUIS, MISSOURI.

NOSE-BAND FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,736, dated October 2'7, 1903.

Application filed July 16 1908.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MALCOLM PURCELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nose- Bands for Horses, of which the following is a specification, containinga full, clear, and ex- Serial No. 165,828. (No model.)

near its lower extremities, are adapted to lie upon the sides of the horses head, and are provided at their forward extremities with the buckles 7, so that they may be adjustably fastened to either of the loops 8 on the sides of the member 9, which is of the form shown in the drawings, fiat and made of sole-leather act description, reference being had to the acor like material and of a sufficient width to 55 companying drawings, forming a part hereof. cover the width of the bridge of the animals [0 My invention relates to an improved nosenose. -The nose-strap 10 is fastened to the band for horses, and has for its object to proloops 8, near the lower extremity of the memvide a nose-band which shall be readily adher 9, by means of buckles 11, and is made adjustable and will securely surround and hold justable upon itself by means of the buckle 60 the nose of a horse without interfering with its breathing.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a nose-band of my invention in position upon the head of ahorse. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the nose-band. I

I am aware that heretofore nose-bands have been employed as part of or in connection with the harness or bridle of the harness, the

general objects of such nose-band being to hold the jaws of the horse together, to prevent the tongue from lolling over the bit, and to restrain or correct wind-sucking; but in the devices employed for that purpose the location of the strap or straps encircling the nose has not been capable of adjustment to avoid interference with the nasal passages, and they have invariably resulted in obstruc- 12, and is adapted to surround the jaws of the horse below the bit.

I have thus provided a nose-band which effectually overcomes the objections to the prior nose bands to which I have referred and which is capable of adjustment in each and all of its parts to adapt it to the head of a horse of any size.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to have secured to me by the grant of Letters Patent, is-

1. A nose-band, consisting of a strap adapted to be placed over the head and back of the ears of a horse, an adjustable baud fastened to the lower extremities of said strap and adapted to runbeneath the throat of the horse, two side straps fixed to the first-mentioned strap near its lower extremities one upon each tion of the breathing of the animal,'to the side of the horses head, a flat member cardetriment of its wind and speed. My inried by the side straps and adapted to rest vention is devised to overcome these defects upon the bridge of the nose of the horse, and 5 and to place the encircling strap at a pointy a nose-strap carried by the fiat member and where it will efiectually hold the jaws of the adapted to surround the jaws of the horse beanimal together without placing any constriclow the bit, substantially as described. tion upon its nasal passages. 2. Anose-band, consisting of astrap adaptthe adjustable band 3 is affixed, adapted to run beneath the throat of the horse and made adjustable by means of the buckle 4. The fixed to the strap 1 side straps 5 and 6 are a nose-strap carried by the flat member and adapted to surround the jaws of the horse below the bit, the fiat member being provided with loops to permit the adjustment of the name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MALCOLM PUROELL.

side straps and nose-strap, substantially as Witnesses: described. ALFRED A. EICKS,

In testimony whereof I have signed my M. G. IRION. 

